EMPLOYERS DO NOT DELAY IN ASSERTING DEFENSES
On June 3 the United States Supreme Court decide the case of Fort Bend County V. Davis . Davis an employee of defendant filed a charge with the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) alleging sexual harassment and retaliation for making such a claim . Title VII of the...
Attention Employers who work in Massachusetts
Beginning in June 2019 Employers in Massachusetts will have a new obligation under the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical leave (MPFML) provisions. The MPFML requires employers of ONE or more employees in Massachusetts to post a Department issued Notice outlining...
Heartbeat of Hollywood
On Monday June 3 the annual Heartbeat of Hollywood golf tournament will take place at two fine golf courses .. El Caballero CC and Moorpark CC .. The event raises money for the Motion Picture Television Fund with the funds dedicated to the Motion Picture Home in...
Alert California Employers! New State Laws and Their Impact
Alert California Employers! 2019 brings many important changes that affect the workplace with some new state laws. These new laws will provide added protections for workers but create new liabilities for employers. The laws give more benefits to the workers but...
For Parties Affected by the California Wildfires, the Department of Labor Issues Relief Guidelines
Amid the most destructive wildfire season in California history, the US Department of Labor (DOL) has unveiled relief measures to support those affected. The DOL declared in November a comprehensive relief effort spanning several agencies, including the Office of...
California, Illinois, and Other States Adopt New Employee Business Expense Reimbursement Provisions
Starting in 2019, Illinois will join California, New York, Washington D.C. Montana, Massachusetts, Iowa and Pennsylvania in enacting legal provisions requiring employers to reimburse business-related expenses. The change results from an amendment to the Illinois Wage...
Humor in the Workplace: What Managers Should Know
When in a work environment, it can be easy to rely on humor to create and maintain working relationships with your employees. While certain environments will permit humor more than others, it’s critical that a company’s leadership team has a firm handle on what is and...
Employers Beware! NLRB Issues New Standards for Joint Employers
Within the past month, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has initiated a shift in its philosophy on what constitutes a joint employer relationship. Until now, the NLRB’s standard for joint-employer status was for an entity to exert actual direct control over...
A Brief History of the Department of Labor
America’s first step toward creating the Department of Labor as we know it today took place in 1884 with the passage of Bureau of Labor Act. That law created the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to gather data on labor and employment in the country; BLS still exists...
Cross-Pollination: Are the Strategy Sessions Worth the Breakthrough?
Cross-pollination in office environments is tempting. All the possible ideas the company could create as one cohesive whole is enticing. It’s not that easy, however. Take a look into this article to see whether you want to do so or not. There are a few things you need...